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Note:<\/strong> This article was republished from https:\/\/jeff-childers.medium.com\/what-the-church-needs-to-know-about-covid-19-2307dc2a111c<\/a>. Jeff\u2019s article hit a little too close to home for Medium.com, who banned his account.\u00a0 You can check out his new blog site Covid & Coffee<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2026 And What to Do About It<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Dear Pastor or Father,<\/p>\n

This might be one of the most important and timely things you\u2019ve ever read.<\/strong>\u00a0If you take the time to read it, and then you disagree, I\u2019ll reimburse you for your time. I\u2019m not joking.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m an attorney. Don\u2019t hate me for it! I\u2019ll suddenly be\u00a0<\/span>your best friend on the day you need me, don\u2019t worry. I only mention it because I am a\u00a0litigating<\/em>\u00a0attorney and everything I cite in this article will be something I can prove in court. Most of the data comes from the CDC, the NIH, the FDA, other state agencies, or major American newspapers. No conspiracy theories. I don\u2019t truck in conspiracy theory because, by definition, they\u2019re unprovable.<\/p>\n

God gave me a message to give you:<\/p>\n

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When the Church wakes up, this will all be over.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

But if the Church DOESN\u2019T wake up, this will BE all over.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The fact that I don\u2019t have to tell you what \u201cthis\u201d is speaks volumes. Let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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What You Don\u2019t Know About Covid-19<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. We are now at the lowest point of mortality since the pandemic began.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    2.\u00a0The CDC\u2019s weekly U.S. mortality dashboard reports that deaths are at the lowest weekly point since March 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    You didn\u2019t know that, did you? With the \u201cDelta variant\u201d raging and all that. You probably thought that mortality was through the roof. It\u2019s not.<\/p>\n

    3. Pediatric mortality from Covid in Florida is below\u00a0flu<\/strong>\u00a0levels. For all of 2020, there were 22 pediatric deaths from influenza in Florida. For all of 2020 and 2021 combined, there have only been 15 pediatric deaths from Covid-19:<\/p>\n

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    There are other risks like drowning, or suffocation, that are\u00a0much<\/em>\u00a0more significant for kids than Covid-19. In fact, Covid-19 is the\u00a0least likely cause of death for kids in the United States:<\/em><\/p>\n

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    4. We are probably well over the summer peak already, at least in southern states like Florida.<\/strong>\u00a0Northern states probably still have their seasonal fall wave coming. The Harvard\/Yale \u201cR-naught\u201d dashboard reports that Florida\u2019s score is in the mid-70\u2019s. R-naught, or \u201cR0,\u201d is the measure of how infectious the virus is. If the R0 is 1, then one infected person in turn infects one other person, and the virus is stable. If the R0 is 2, then one infected person in turn infects two other persons, and the virus is spreading. Here\u2019s the latest dashboard for my county in Florida, in the midst of \u201cDelta variant\u201d hysteria:<\/p>\n

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    You can see where it peaked at around 1.7 in July, but is now down to 0.74. Note the language in the description: \u201cIt it\u2019s below 1.0, COVID-19 cases will decrease in the near future.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Here\u2019s where things start to get difficult. In early August \u2014 this month \u2014 the CDC announced ominously that Covid-19\u2019s R0 was \u201cthe same as chicken pox.\u201d Chicken pox has an R0 of 10.0 \u2014 one of the highest recorded viral R0\u2019s of any virus, ever recorded. This was such a bizarre and blatant distortion of reality that even NPR had to call out the CDC:<\/p>\n

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    So keep this question in mind: If we can\u2019t count on the CDC for accurate information,\u00a0then who\u00a0<\/em>can<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0we count on?<\/em><\/p>\n

    5. We now know that the vaccine immunity is NOT long-lasting.<\/strong>\u00a0It\u2019s short-lasting. Even Pfizer and Moderna say so. Dr. Fauci just announced that boosters might be needed every five months:<\/p>\n

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    Every five months. Wow. That\u2019s not very long. And we haven\u2019t known about this short-lasting vaccine problem for very long, either. Just since early this month, in fact:<\/p>\n

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    Three weeks ago the U.S. government was calling for booster shots every\u00a0eight<\/em>\u00a0months. Last week they shortened it to every\u00a0six<\/em> months. Now it\u2019s at five months. We\u2019ve lost three months of protection in two weeks. But even worse, in countries that are far ahead of us in vaccination rate, vaccinated people are getting serious Covid-19 in large numbers:<\/p>\n

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    Oddly, Covid-19 infections in Israel (80% vaccinated) are spiking, while Covid-19 infections in the neighboring Palestinian territory (11% vaccinated) are flat:<\/p>\n

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    6. But we have also learned that natural immunity IS long-lasting.\u00a0<\/strong>Many scientists predicted this, but the CDC initially rejected the idea. In February, 2021, Dr. Fauci said that vaccine-induced immunity was \u201clonger, broader, and more durable than natural immunity.\u201d But now we know that vaccine immunity wanes quickly, and has to be refreshed as often as every five months. But on the other hand, natural immunity is looking\u00a0very<\/strong>\u00a0long-lasting:<\/p>\n

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    What does this mean? We should be focusing on a strategy to protect vulnerable people by sheltering them, while letting the healthy population get through Covid-19 as quickly as possible, treating them for serious cases. Maybe boosting everyone with a brand-new vaccine for the rest of their lives is not the best strategy. Just saying.<\/p>\n

    7. Vaccines were sold to us on the theory we\u2019d use them to get to \u201cherd immunity.\u201d But that ship has now sailed and fallen off the edge of the Earth.<\/strong>\u00a0In late 2020, Fauci, the CDC, and large news agencies were all telling us that the vaccines would help us reach herd immunity, where the virus has nowhere to go because so many people have been immunized:<\/p>\n

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    Whoops. Since we now know that vaccinated people can still get and transmit the infection, there is\u00a0no way<\/strong>\u00a0we can ever reach herd immunity through the vaccine:<\/p>\n

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    Back in March of this year, CDC Director Rochelle Walenskey said:<\/p>\n

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    The data suggests that vaccinated people do not carry the virus.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    But this month, on August 6, she told Wolf Blitzer:<\/p>\n

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    Our vaccines are working exceptionally well, they continue to work well for delta with regard to severe illness and death, they prevent it, but what they can\u2019t do anymore is prevent transmission.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    They can\u2019t prevent transmission of the virus.\u00a0Can\u2019t<\/strong>. No herd immunity.<\/p>\n

    At this point, you might be wondering, what IS the plan now? What ARE we trying to accomplish with the vaccines? Jabbing people every few months forever?\u00a0I am concerned that there IS NO PLAN now. No plan except to continue doing what isn\u2019t working.<\/em>\u00a0And you know what they call\u00a0that<\/em>.<\/p>\n

    8. It\u2019s even worse than that. The Covid vaccines are leaky. Leaky vaccines make viruses mutate faster and become more deadly.<\/strong>\u00a0A \u201cleaky\u201d vaccine is one that provides some health benefits but doesn\u2019t immunize the patient. So the virus can keep living inside the vaccinated person, and mutating. It mutates to try to \u201cescape\u201d the vaccine\u2019s limited protection. Take a look at what one recent study says about leaky vaccines.<\/p>\n

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    We have known for some time that leaky vaccines push viruses to mutate faster:<\/p>\n

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    9. Forget about mutations. Because the vaccines are leaky, and because animals can catch Covid-19, we can NEVER get rid of it. Never.\u00a0<\/strong>In early August a new study of white-tailed deer, which live in 49 states in the U.S., showed that almost half (40%) of them had Covid-19 antibodies. Almost HALF:<\/p>\n

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    We now know of up to 20 species of animals that can catch the virus, including household cats and dogs. The technical terminology for this phenomenon is that the Covid-19 virus has an \u201canimal reservoir.\u201d<\/p>\n

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    Even if we could vaccinate every single man, woman, and child in the world all on the same day, we still couldn\u2019t get rid of Covid. The animals would re-infect us. And you can\u2019t vaccinate the animals, because they don\u2019t respond to shaming or threats of loss of employment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    What does all this mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    It means this:<\/p>\n

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    • Vaccinated folks are probably driving most mutations, not unvaccinated.<\/li>\n
    • Natural immunity is far longer, broader, and more durable than vaccine-induced immunity.<\/li>\n
    • Vaccination will not stop infections or create herd immunity.<\/li>\n
    • Covid cannot be eradicated because of Animal Reservoirs.<\/li>\n
    • Covid is here to stay.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      And the Israel experience suggests that, as we increase vaccinations, serious hospitalizations are going to spike here, too. We have a \u201ccomplicated\u201d future coming soon. What are you going to do about it?<\/p>\n

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      There is a demonic spirit of fear suffocating the Earth. You know I\u2019m right.<\/p>\n

      The Spirit of Fear is destroying relationships and tearing the Church apart. Unvaccinated grandparents are being told by their children that they can\u2019t see their grand kids and not to come around. Bizarrely,\u00a0vaccinated<\/em>\u00a0members of your church are fearful and distrusting of their unvaccinated brothers and sisters. But Christians, in particular, are not supposed to fear. We\u2019ll get to that in a minute.<\/p>\n

      Where is all this fear coming from? Here\u2019s a recent cover from Newsweek:<\/p>\n

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      The \u201cDoomsday Variant.\u201d Doomsday! It asks, \u201cHow worried should we be?\u201d HOW worried. Not \u201cShould we be worried?\u201d Worry is presumed. But when you read the article, it admits there is no doomsday variant. It says that experts \u201ccan\u2019t rule it out.\u201d It\u2019s just speculation. It might have been helpful to mention that on the cover, don\u2019t you think?<\/p>\n

      Anyway, I disagree. There IS a doomsday variant. The doomsday variant is fear.<\/p>\n

      This Spirit of Fear has caused a tsunami of worldwide terror:<\/p>\n

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      In a huge study, just published, of FIVE MILLION Covid-19 patients, guess what is now tied for first place as the most likely predictor of mortality once someone goes in the hospital?<\/p>\n

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      Number one used to be obesity. No surprise there. But guess what has crept up the charts, and is now tied for number one,\u00a0with<\/em>\u00a0obesity?\u00a0Fear and anxiety related disorders<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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      So, your risk of dying if you are hospitalized with Covid is +30% if you\u2019re obese and +28% if you have any \u201canxiety and fear-related disorders.\u201d Those disorders weren\u2019t even on the list a year ago. I predict they will take first place soon, if they haven\u2019t already. In other words, I expect fear and anxiety disorders to soon be the NUMBER ONE predictor of mortality if a person is hospitalized with Covid-19.<\/p>\n

      The Spirit of Fear is\u00a0literally killing people<\/em>.<\/p>\n

      The scientific literature is BLOWING UP with fear and anxiety-related issues.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      Worst of all? The children may be the largest single group of victims of the Spirit of Fear:<\/p>\n

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      Clinically-elevated symptoms of pediatric depression.\u00a0Clinical<\/em>\u00a0levels. In 25% of kids. Think about that for a minute. Kids are wondering what they have to live for. And nobody\u2019s giving them spiritual counseling or \u2014 most importantly\u2014hope.<\/p>\n

      Only fifteen children have died from Covid in Florida in a year and a half. But a quarter of them are suffering from clinical levels of fear and depression. Think about that. That is a\u00a0spiritual<\/em>\u00a0problem, not a medical problem. If only we had an organization devoted to tackling spiritual problems. Let me know if you think of one.<\/p>\n

      The hospitals are filling up with people who are experiencing life-threatening levels of anxiety. Here\u2019s one example I received recently from a doctor in the largest hospital chain in Massachusetts:<\/p>\n

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      Unprecedented demand for\u00a0procedural and acute mental and behavioral health services<\/strong>.\u00a0Unprecedented<\/em>. In other words, it\u2019s never happened before.<\/p>\n

      Here\u2019s the thing.\u00a0A Spirit of Fear is a SPIRITUAL PROBLEM.<\/strong>\u00a0It\u2019s not a\u00a0medical<\/strong>\u00a0problem. It\u2019s not a\u00a0biological\u00a0<\/strong>problem. It\u2019s not a\u00a0political<\/strong>\u00a0problem. And it\u2019s not a\u00a0scientific<\/strong>\u00a0problem. It\u2019s a\u00a0spiritual<\/strong>\u00a0problem.<\/p>\n

      If only we had some kind of worldwide organization that was devoted to addressing spiritual problems. We sure could use something like that, for a time like this.<\/p>\n

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      Jesus told us not to fear. Anything. Ever.<\/p>\n

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      Phillippians 4:4\u20137<\/p>\n

      So park that idea for a moment. The Spirit of Fear isn\u2019t just tearing families and congregations apart. There is a major disconnect between the pulpit and the pew:<\/p>\n

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      I\u2019ve already shown you that the vaccines are becoming more questionable by the minute. But a lot of pastors and priests are still pushing the shot from the pulpit. This is increasing fear, not addressing it.<\/em> A lot of your members don\u2019t want the shot, don\u2019t trust the ungodly people pushing it, and can\u2019t get even their most basic questions answered by anyone in authority. They are coming to the Church for spiritual comfort and leadership and they aren\u2019t getting it.<\/p>\n

      You want a recipe for making the Church irrelevant? This is it, on steroids. Pastors, I love you, you are my brothers, but if I hear one more sermon about five takeaways from the Book of Nehemiah while a Spirit of Fear is crushing the Church, I think I might lose my mind.<\/p>\n

      The Pastor is talking about how the Exodus compares to my marriage relationship, and I\u2019m looking around the church and seeing people who are terrified they are going to lose their jobs because they won\u2019t take the vaccine. Parents who are frantic because they promised their kids there would be no more masks this year and now must break those solemn promises. People with chronic health problems who are terrified the hospitals will stop treating them just because they won\u2019t get the jab. Others who are scared because they did get the jab but are now hearing they have to take boosters all the time or they can still catch Covid. Which they were promised would not happen.<\/p>\n

      And, meanwhile, just what are you telling all those people seeking spiritual counseling and comfort in your church about all those spiritual and practical fears? Nothing<\/em>, that\u2019s what. Why not?<\/strong> I\u2019m not sure, but I think it\u2019s because you\u2019re scared too. Scared to take a position. Scared to speak out. The Spirit of Fear is crushing you.<\/p>\n

      The Church is ASLEEP! WAKE UP!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Take a look at the web pages of mainstream Christian magazines. There\u2019s nothing helpful about dealing with Covid-19 and the Spirit of Fear. Not one thing.<\/p>\n

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      Wow. Top article is about medical marijuana. During a pandemic of fear that is literally killing us and tearing the Church apart. And that one article about Covid saying churches shouldn\u2019t write exemption notes isn\u2019t too helpful to alleviate terrified members\u2019 worries about losing their jobs, is it? I\u2019m guessing reading something like that makes folks more terrified<\/em>.<\/p>\n

      Great job, Christianity Today.<\/p>\n

      Here\u2019s the one article in the front page of the Christian Post.<\/p>\n

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      There\u2019s not even anything about Covid close to the top. You have to scroll down the screen to find it:<\/p>\n

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      The \u201cPost-Covid-19 Workplace?\u201d Really? Is the Christian Post in a different dimension in the multi-verse? Could they possibly get any more<\/em> disconnected and irrelevant? That\u2019s an honest question. We\u2019re not post-anything. Not even close. We\u2019re just getting started.<\/p>\n

      The world is on fire! Wake up, Christian Post! Vaccine mandates are erupting worldwide and people don\u2019t like it. They are terrified:<\/p>\n

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      Meanwhile, WHERE IS THE CHURCH?? Oh, they are being so, so careful to toe the government\u2019s line, so they don\u2019t get shut down:<\/p>\n

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      What\u2019s the government\u2019s advice to the Church?<\/p>\n

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      Why is the Church scared of these ungodly men?<\/strong> Why? That\u2019s not what our Savior said we should be:<\/p>\n

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      DO NOT FEAR THOSE WHO CAN KILL THE BODY. FEAR HIM WHO CAN DESTROY BOTH SOUL AND BODY IN HELL. Come on, Pastors! Wake up! Stop fearing and cow-towing to these petty dictators!<\/p>\n

      You might be thinking, but what SHOULD I be doing? I\u2019m glad you asked.<\/p>\n

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      We need our pastors and priests to get some guts. There might not be a lot of time left. It feels like we\u2019re in the last five minutes of the fourth quarter, and we just realized that we were playing football.<\/p>\n

      Have you seen all these great Youtube videos of moms, down at the school board, tearing those officials a new one?<\/p>\n

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      Now, that is some entertaining YouTube material right there, am I right? Good stuff.<\/p>\n

      But here\u2019s my first question: Where are the MEN?<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Yeah. They\u2019re nowhere to be seen. Why? Because they\u2019re afraid. If they stand up and stand out, they\u2019ll get cancelled, fired, shamed.<\/p>\n

      Okay. Here\u2019s my next question: Where are these moms\u2019 brothers and sisters from the church?<\/strong> Why aren\u2019t their brothers and sisters down there at the School Board supporting these moms? Huh. I guess we don\u2019t support each other anymore. My bad.<\/p>\n

      My last, and most important, question: WHERE ARE THE PASTORS??<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Pastors, why aren\u2019t YOU<\/strong> down there at the school board supporting your moms? I thought the kids were the future of the Church and all that? Or is that just a marketing slogan? You want the kids to come to the Church, but you won\u2019t go down to the school board and fight for them. Does that seem fair to you?<\/p>\n

      How about Critical Race Theory, pastor? They are teaching kids that the Church is racist. Do you have any problem with that? Do you think it is good? Just? Virtuous? Do you think things are going to work out well for the Church if that goes on for very long? Are you waiting for the women to fix it for you?<\/p>\n

      Shame on you.<\/p>\n

      Pastor, I love you, but you have lost your way.<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Okay. That was some tough love. What does finding your way<\/em> look like?<\/p>\n

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      We have to start fighting the Spirit of Fear.<\/strong> The Spirit of Fear has to be vanquished from the Church before it can be defeated in the World. You must start at home. You have to immediately<\/em> start talking about these issues and pointing out the ungodliness and the fearful spirits and encouraging people<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

      You have to start leading.<\/p>\n

      I know, I know. But Jeff, you ask, how do I know what to say? There\u2019s so much misinformation out there. How do I know what is right and what is wrong?<\/p>\n

      Pastor, I don\u2019t know what to tell you. If only there were some kind of omniscient source of wisdom somewhere that we could tap into.<\/em> That would be helpful, right? Let\u2019s look around, and see if we can come up with something.<\/p>\n

      The Church must immediately become relevant.<\/strong> The only thing people are thinking about right now is Covid. All the problems I\u2019ve already named plus unimaginable fears about what\u2019s coming next. And that\u2019s all you should be talking about, too. All the time. Every day.<\/p>\n

      But Jeff, you say, I only have them for a few hours on Sunday. Then the world gets them the rest of the time. So I feel like it\u2019s hopeless, there\u2019s nothing I can do.<\/p>\n

      Pastor, PLEASE. That\u2019s the Spirit of Fear talking. You still aren\u2019t getting the idea, are you? If you\u2019ll go down to the School Board and deliver a fiery sermon, someone will record it, and you\u2019ll be on YouTube and get a MILLION VIEWS.<\/em> You have to get out of the Church. Go to where the people are.<\/p>\n

      GET OUT OF THE SAFE COMFY CHURCH! GET INTO THE WORLD! DO IT NOW! You have to start publicly<\/strong> pushing back against government overreach, ungodly men, evil, and attacks on people\u2019s freedoms. Why? If you can\u2019t think of a godly reason, how about self-preservation? Once the other freedoms are lost, what do you think will happen to religious freedom? They\u2019ve already shown they are willing to shut your Church and leave the bars, marijuana dispensaries, and strip clubs open. Fight it now before it gets any stronger.<\/p>\n

      Pastor, what exactly are you waiting for? An invitation? A sign? THIS<\/strong> is your sign. THIS<\/strong> is the message you\u2019ve been waiting for. Now stop waiting and start acting. God has given you pastors the greatest shield and talent that he\u2019s ever given any ordinary class of human beings.<\/p>\n

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      People \u2014 critics\u2014 say about me, all the time, \u201cdon\u2019t listen to that guy. He\u2019s just a lawyer.<\/em>\u201d So let me talk to you as a lawyer.<\/p>\n

      You are protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution better than any other citizen<\/em>. There are more 9\u20130 Supreme Court decisions in favor of religious liberty than any other issue<\/em>. They will come for you last. You can say just about anything with impunity. They can\u2019t officially touch you. They might send thugs to threaten and intimidate you, but if many of you are activated, they won\u2019t bother. And if you organize your church, you can resist the thugs anyway. That strategy only works to silence the one or two vocal pastors who pop up here and there. If there is a large group, there\u2019s no point.<\/p>\n

      So, pastor, what are you doing with this awesome First Amendment talent that God has bestowed on you for a time such as this? I\u2019ll tell you what you\u2019ve done with it. You\u2019ve sealed it in a mason jar, hidden the mason jar in a bushel basket, and buried the bushel basket under the olive groves.<\/p>\n

      Now, good and faithful servant, what will you tell your Creator on that glorious day when He asks for an accounting of how you used the talents that He gave you? I sure hope you\u2019ll have dug them up and put them to work by then.<\/p>\n

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      Pastor, we are in a war. It\u2019s here. It\u2019s in our cities, our neighborhoods, and our churches. You are a wartime pastor.<\/strong> Start acting like one. What were good and faithful pastors doing in World War I? In World War II?<\/p>\n

      You should be organizing your churches. Get EVERYONE down to the School Board meeting, the county commission meeting, the city council meeting. Get your folks to start working together! Lead them!<\/p>\n

      Start getting ready for what everyone can see is coming. The time for churches to provide widespread medical care is nearly here. Unvaccinated people won\u2019t be able to be treated at the hospitals. They won\u2019t even be let in the front door. The CHURCH is going to have to take care of them. Are you ready for that?<\/p>\n

      Members are going to be fired. They may have trouble finding any gainful employment. They\u2019ll need help. A kind of help you haven\u2019t ever dealt with before. And there will be a lot of them.<\/p>\n

      You are going to be feeding people who will be cut off from food, for one reason or another. Community is going to become a life-and-death issue. Don\u2019t wait for it to get here. Get ready now.<\/p>\n

      You MUST start calling out evil and ungodliness wherever it appears. And it\u2019s all over. You saw what happened in Afghanistan. What\u2019s happening here is Afghanistan on steriods. The same ungodly people who orchestrated the Afghanistan debacle are in charge of the pandemic.<\/p>\n

      And PLEASE stop calling deaths from Covid in your Church a \u201ctragedy.\u201d That is heretical. Christians don\u2019t believe death is a tragedy. Death has been defeated. We celebrate when our brothers and sisters go to their reward. It is NOT a tragedy. That is the Spirit of Fear talking.<\/p>\n

      I leave you with this, two scriptures from the Book of Revelation.<\/p>\n

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      The cowardly are first<\/strong> in the list to be thrown in the the lake of fire. Don\u2019t be in that group. Better to die in this world than experience that fate. God doesn\u2019t want you to be cowardly, even if these ARE the end times.<\/p>\n

      And, speaking of the end times, there is another heresy to address. Some people think that the World is coming to an end, so we can just sit back and wait to be delivered from it. But not so fast, Pastor:<\/p>\n

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      WAKE UP!!! Strengthen what remains! Some will fall away, but some, a few, have not soiled their garments! God\u2019s not finished with the Church yet! Wake up, as you have been commanded! Do it RIGHT NOW.<\/p>\n

      I have a live version of this presentation that I give to groups of pastors. If you\u2019ve read down this far, then you know that this is a critical message. Get me a group of pastors of any size and I will present the message to them on Zoom. For a big group I will do it live. I\u2019ll move whatever I have to move in my schedule to do it.<\/em><\/p>\n

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      For my whole life, I\u2019ve been troubled by the image of the Lord spitting out the lukewarm church. How could I be not<\/em> lukewarm? What does that even mean? Do I have to go become a missionary in Africa? Do I have to hold a sign on the street in New Orleans?<\/p>\n

      I don\u2019t worry about being lukewarm any more. I am ready to talk to Him now, about all my adventures on His mission. It\u2019s done. I have a feeling of peace and comfort that surpasses all understanding.<\/p>\n

      And it\u2019s because last year I got into the crosshairs, just as He was directing me, in spite of all my fears and anxieties. I\u2019ve never been a public figure, not ever. But I put it all on the altar. And He has blessed me beyond imagination and given me this platform.<\/p>\n

      Pastor, this is your<\/em> time. This is your chance. To be NOT LUKEWARM. You are a wartime pastor and I pray that you, like me, will rise and answer the call.<\/p>\n

      Yours in faith,<\/p>\n

      Jeff Childers, August 2021<\/p>\n

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